Improvement in registering ticket-punches



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Registering Ticket-Punches. N0. 152,081, Patentedlunel, 1874. 'y'rv I. I i i 2 Sheets--Sheet 2.

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910,152,081, PatentedJunel.6,'1874.

UNITED STATES PATENT FFICEo VAY REGISTER MANUFACEURING COMPANY, OF BUFFALO, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT inrr REGISTERING TlcKET-PUNCHES.

Specification fo:ming part of Letters Patent No. 152,081, dated June 1G, 1874; application filed May 19,1874.

To (LIZ/whom 'it may concern:

le it known that l, Josnrn Connn'r'r, of the city and county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain Improvements in Registering Ticket-Punches, of which the following is a speciiication:

The improvements relate to a condnct-ors tichetpunch, such as is shown and described in Letters Patent No. 111,392, granted to James ll. Small, January 31, 1871, to whichv reference is-herc made for a full description of said instrument. As shown and described in this patent, the punch proper has combined with it a suitable receptacle for the punch cuttings, and an alarm-bell and a registering` mechanism, both simultaneously operated each time the punch is used or the handle closed. The bell and registering device are arranged side by side, separated by a partition-plate within a case located between and attached to one of the handles of the punch. The two faces of this case are provided with hinged corners for affording access, respectively, to the bell and registering mechanism. These covers in the patent above referred to are shown fastened in a closed position by means of a single connecting-wire and soft-metal seal.

One part of the present invention relates more pz'irticularly to an improvement in the construction of the register-actuating' mechanism, for the lux-pose of preventing` the bell being rung without operating the register, which has sometimes been accomplished by partly closing the handles of the punch and raising the bell-liammer in such a degree that by suddenly allowing' the handles to spring open the bell will be rung, while this movement of the handles is insufficient to move the register.

Another part of the invention relates to certain improvements in the means for loele ing the covers of the bell and register-case.

rlhe invention consists, first, in the combiin1.tion,with a ticket-punch, of a series of ratchets, a shiftingcam, and a spring detent-l pawl, which latter is held in contact with said ratchets until released at the completion of the closing movement ofthe handles, whereby the ringing of the bell by partially closing the handles and then smldeiily releasing the same is prevented; second, in the combina- Jfion, with the bell-hammer and handles of a ticket-punch, of two series of ratehets, an intermediate shifting-cam, and a reversible spring detentpawl, whereby the movement of closing as well as opening the handles must be completed before it can be reversed, and the ringing of the bell by opening the handles partially, but not sufticiently to set the register for the next closing movement, is prevented 5 third, in the combination,with the bell-hammer and handles of a registering ticket-punch, of a cani engaging with the web of one of the handles for actuating the bell-hammer; fourth, in the combination, with the bell-actuating mechanism, of a reversible pawl, for returning the bell-cain to its normal position, as hereinafter described; t'th, in the combination of a locking-bar with the two oppositely-arranged covers of the bell and registering-case,each provided with a' notched hasp, which, in closing the covers, overlap each other, so as to cause the notches therein to coincide and permit a single bar to lock both covers 5 sixth, in the arrangement of a combinatioirlock for securing the covers of the bell and registering mechanisms; seventh, in the combination, with the bar for the punchcuttings and one ofthe covers of the bell and register-case of a ticket-winch, of a locking bolt or pin, arranged so that when the said cover is in a closed position it will retain the locking-pin in place and prevent the detachment et' the bar; eighth, in the combination, with the unit-registering wheel and actuatingpawl, of a secondary registering-wheel, having one of its teeth or ratchets cut away, so that said wheel will cease to be actuated by the pawl when the latter engages in the space so formed in its circumference, whereby any attempt to start the registering "mechanism back of the proper starting-point is detected, as hereinafter fully described 5 ninth, in the combination, with the lochingbar of a combii'iation-loeli, of a movable piece provided` A with the locking-notches, and so connected to the locking-bar that it will be moved outwardly, and thereby increase the hold or gripe of the bar on the lockingrings when an upward pressure is applied to the box in attempting to pick the lock.

'instable locking-rings.

ln ihe accompanying drawing, consisting ot' two shi-ets, VFigure l is an elevation ot' my iinproved punch in an open position. with the l'iellleover removed. Fig. 2 is a similar view, with the device t'or locking the covers in seotion. i"ig. l is a fragmentary elevation with the handles closed, portions heing broken away to expose the mechanism hy which the hell-hannner is operated. lfigzi is a i'ragmentary lmrizontal section thr'oug'h the helicase of the punch. lf`ig. 5 is a reverse sectional elevation ot' the punch. Fig. o is a vertical seetion in line .1' .1', lig. F. T is a topplan view ot' the receptacle tor the punch-cuttings. lfig. S is a detached view ot' the har locking the covers. t) is a reversel elevation ot' my improved punch. Fig. l() is a detached persi ective view ot' the locking-pin ot' the receptacle t'or the punch-cuttings. lig. ll is a detached view, on an enlarged scale, ot' the reversible pawl and ratchets. Fig. l2 is a topplan view, and lfig. 15) is a vertical section otl one ol' the locking-rings ot' the combinationloek. Fig. lit is a hottonrplan view, and Fig. l5 is a vertical section ot' one ot" the inner ad- Fig. l() is a plan view ot' one ot' the washers arranged between the locking-rings.

.Lilie letters designate lilv'c parts in each ot' the ligures.

A is 'the upper and l5 the lower handle ol' the instrument, hinged together' and provided with a punch-tool in a common manner. (l is the case containing the hell and register' meelr anism on opposite sides ol the partitionthereot". l) 1)/ are theI covers ol' this ease. E l are the register-wheels, and/'the stepped pawl for actuating the same. it is attached to the radial arm Il", swinging on the arhor ot' the register-wheels, and ctnnieeted with a projecting portion, Jr, otA the weh ot the upper handle A hy a pin. g, projecting therei'rom. rl`he pawl finoves the register one degree eaeh time the handles ol' the punch are closed, in an ohvious manner. g are two spring detentpawls, arranged on a eonnnon t'nlernm7 and engaging with the register-wheels Vl li', so as to prevent retrograde movement thereot'. The general construction and operation ot' the register mechanism is suhstantially the same as that shown in the Letters latent above re'erred to. ll the hell, secured to a stud on the inner side of the cover l), and l the arm oithe hellA hammer pivoted to the partition ol' the case C. '.lhe arm lis provided with two secondary arms il, arranged at right angles to the l'ormer, ahove and helow its i'ulernin if. j is a curved llat spring secured to the case O atj, and hearing with itsi'ree end against the upper arm [of the lavll-hannner, so as to hold the latter closed. /l is a cam mounted loosely on the pivot 2 olf the hell-hammer, between the arm l ot' the latter and the partition ot' the ease (I. lt is provided with a tooth, lil, projecting under the portion A ot' the upper handle A', and a smallerl projection or tooth, h2, arranged in iear ol' the tooth ld. while it carries on the opposite side ot' the pivot if a shoulder, l1, engaging under the arm I ol' the hell-hannner in the anglei'orlned hy the arm yil with the armi. ln closing the handles ol' the punch the portion A ot' the upper handle strikes upon the tooth hl of the cam h,turniug the latter on its pivot i2, and raising the hammer against the springj hy means ot' the shoulder lift engaging' under the arm I. \\'lien the movement ot' the handles is completed and the hell-hammer released, the latter and the cam /1 are returned to their former position hy the spring j, and the hell is rung. ln opening the handles the end ot' the portion A comes in contact with the tooth il ot' the cam 71, and turns the latter slightlyon its pivot until said tooth clears the portion Af, the shoulder l1. having a ittle play in the angle otl the arms l and to permit the cam h to he so turned haelt. By this means the spring-pawl is dispensed with which was heretofore employed :t'or operating the hellhammer, and which lfrequently hceame deranged hy the breaking ot' its sprintf. in is a ratchet-har formed with the portion A ot' the wel) ot' the upper handle A. lt is provided with two series ot' ratehets, i1 In.1,inclinedin opposite directions, and an intermediate projecting tooth or cam, al. o is the reversible detent-pawl, pivoted to the partition otl the' case G, and provided at one end with two teeth, o1 o2, designed to engage, respectively, with the ratchcts n nl. The opposite end ot' the pawl o is provided with two inelined sides or planes7 as clearly shown in lfig. 1l, against which the spring p alternately presses7 aeeording tothe respective position ofthe pawl. oi" is a smaller tooth arranged on the pawl 0 in the rear ot' the lower tooth ol, and designed to engage with the tooth h2 of the cam li, as will he presently described. The punch heilig' in the position shown in Fig. l, with the han dlcs distended, the spriugp, hearing against' the upper incline ot' the detent-pawl o, holds` the lower tooth ol otl the latter against thel lower and upwardly-inelined ratchet i1. ln closing the handles in operating the punch7 the detent-pawl o slides over the said ratehets until itcomes in contact with the cam-tooth ai, which turns the pawl o on its pivot until the springp, which has pressed against the upper inclined side ot' the pawl, passes the apex thereoi", and engages against the lower incline, when the pawl o is shit'ted so as to engage its ripper tooth of with the upper series ot'ratehets nl, as clearly shown in dotted lines, lf`ig. 1l. During the closingmovementj otl the handles, the detent-pawl o,heing in contact with the lower series ot' ratehets n, prevents any retrograde movenen oi' the handles un til alter the closing movement. is neary coinpleted, and the register moved one degree, when the pa wl o is shifted, as ahove described, so as to clear the lower ratehets a, and prevent the handles opening. .llence, an attemptto ring the bell without operating theregister, hy partially closing the handles and then sud- 'lenly releasing the same` will he unsneeessliil.

During the last portion ot' the closing movement ol' the handles, the portion A is disengaged troni the l'iell-hainmer and the bell rung, the register' having been moved one degree, and locked by the respective detentfpawl a little before the bell is rung. In opening the handles the pawl o slides over the upper series of ratchets al, and prevents in a similar manner the closing ot' the same until the handles are almost completely opened. This prevents the ringing ot' the bell. by opening the handles to such a degree as to engage the hammerpawl with the bell-hammer, but not sut'liciently to cause the register-actimtin pawl to engage over the next notch ofthe register-wheel. During the last portion of the opening movenient, the cam-tooth In? comes in contact with the upper tooth 02 ot' the pawl o, and shifts the pawl to its normal position, leaving the punch free for a second operation. During this shifting ot' the pawl 0, the tooth o3 thereot' comes in contact with the tooth liz ot the cam l1., as shown in Fig. 2, so that the said cam, which has been slightly turned back during the opening ot' the handles, as hereinbet'ore described, will be returned to its former position, with the tooth 'lL-1 projecting under the portion A ot` theupper handle, ready for a second closing of the handles. q q are the notched hasps projecting inwardly from the covers D l), respectively. r is a hole formed through the handle E, for the reception of the hasps f] q when the covers are closed. The hasps in the closed position overlap eachother, so as to cause their notches to coincide. .s is a slidingbar or bolt, arranged in a vertical recess or niortise intersectin the hole r, so that the lower end ot" the bar s projects into the lat-ter and engages in the notches of the hasps q gf, tirnily locking the same. T is a cyiinder or arbor proiecting upward from thehandle B, and having Vlorined radially in it the upper portion ot' the mortise in which the bar s slides. The outer edge ot' the latter is provided with notches or teeth si, with which engage a corresponding number ot' notched locking-disks, t, turning freely on the arbor T, and held in place by a screw-cap, t2. Upon making the notches ot' alllthe disks t coincide, the bar s can be suiiicicntl y .raised to release the hasps q q', as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, while by turning the disks t, so as to break this coincidence ot' their notches, the bar s is locked in itslowest position, as shown in Fig. 2. The outer disks t, inclosing the locking-disks, are provided with characters or figures corresponding in number with'the notches in the inner changeable disks t, and the proper position ot' the locking-disks t3 tor releasing the bar s is determined by arranging the saine so that the required series ot' characters or tigurcs coincides with a lixcd niark or notch, c, ot' the handle B, in the manner common with this class ot' conibination-locks. The combination otl the characters or figures which permits the opening ot the locks is, ot course, known only to the person anthorizid to open the punches. The lower portion oll the bar s is reduced in width, and its lower end provided with a projection or hook, as shown in Fig. 2, which, when the bar is sutliciently raised to disengage the hasps q q', engages under a pin, c, thereby preventing the entire withdrawal of said bar. The locking-bar s is pret'- erably provided with a movable piece, s2, in which the notches sl are formed, and which is connected with the bar s at one end by a pin engaging in a downwardly-inclined slot of said bar, as shown in Fig. 2, and at the opposite end by an exterior or rib ruiming in a groove arranged in the bar s, parallel to said inclined slot, as shown in Fig. S. Then an upward pressure is applied to the locking-bar s for the purpose ot' pickin the lock, the teeth of the movable piece s2, in engaging under the locking-disks, will cause the piece s2 to slide outwardly, and thereby increase the hold ot' the bars on the locking-disks. K is the receptacle for the punch-cuttings, secured to the under side of the jaw B of the punch. It is of cylindrical or other suitable shape, and provided with a single aperture in its side, adjacent to the jaw B. As shown inv the drawing, the receptacle K is fastened to the jaw B by a hook, lf, engaging in a suitable mortisc formed in said jaw, and a tenen or hasp, l, proiecting into a recess in the jaw B, and secured therein by a locking-1an, l', passing through the jaw B and tenon lf. It' preferred, a tenou, l, 'only may be used for connectin the receptacle K to the jaw B, and the hook It' be dispensed with. The locking-pin I is arranged so that its head or a ange formed therewith is overlapped by the cover D when in a closed position, so as to prevent its withdrawal, and consequent detachment of the yreceptacle K and access thereto, until the cover D is unlocked and opened. In the second registering-wheel E, which is moved one notch for every revolution of the unit-wheel E, one ot the ratchets or teeth is cut out, as shown at c', Fig. 5, and the wheel E so arranged that its movement will commence at the tooth next following this open space. After the wheel B has almost completed a revolution, so that the actuating-pawl f engages in the space c', the wheel E remains stationary, irrespective of all further movement ot the unitwheel E. In order to bring the wheel E again in engagement with the actuating-pawlf, it must be moved by hand one notch over this locking position.

y\Vhen the person using the punch obtains access to the registering mechanism by picking the lock thereof, and sets the hands back ot' the starting-point for the purpose of retaining the number of fares which he cancels during the n'iovei'i'ient ot' the registering mechanism from the point on which it has been so placed tothe starting-point, the fraud is exposed by the wheel E remaining stationary at the last notch before reaching the starting point, thus indicating that the full number ot' fares have been canceled which the apparatus is eupuhle oil' regietering, while n iess numher ot Ihres :ire returned.

I chum- V1. rlhe eombinution7 with :l tiehet|mneh7 o' the series of rutchets n, shii'tingueum nf, und .Spring` detent-pmvi o, Substantiuily es und 'or the purpose hereinbet'ore Set torth.

2. The eondinntion. with u tieket-puneh, of the rutehets` -u nl, intermediate shifting-cum n?, reversible dotent-puwl o, und springl), Sub stnntiully us and t'or the purpose hereinheore set forth.

3. The Combination, with the bell-iminnier und handles of u registering tieket-puneh, ot' the Cain l1, provided with the tooth 111 and shoulder 7i, for raising the belldmnnner7 sub stuntirdly as hereiubetore set i'orth.

Jr. The condrinution, in u, registering tiehetpunch, of the bell-hummer I, cuni Il, provided with tooth 712, and reversible puwl o, having' u tooth, o3, for returning' the @um It to its no1-mul position ,'substan tiuil)Y us hereinbetore seti'oi'th.

5. The combination, with the covers D D. provided with notched husps q q', ot' the looking-bnr S, for securing` the envers, suhstuntizdly :1S und t'or the purposes l1e1't'inbeture set forth.

t3. The combination. with the eoverbv 1) .l/7 notched husps Q g, und locking-bur x, o" the eonibinutiondoeh herein shown und deserilmd.

7. The Combination, with the reeeptueie K.

und eover ot' the bei] or regist ering mechanism;

ot' the loeking'piu l', retuined in phiee by Suid cover, Suhstuntiuhy ns und VFor tho purpose hereinbetore set, t'orth.

S. The eomhinution7 with the unit-registeriug Wheel ,E und netuntingpuwlj; ot` the seeoudurY registering-wheei Ef, provided with the sp:1 ?ee,1'o1'n1ed hv cutting' :muy oneol' ita` notehefw1 or teeth. su'istuutiuiiv :is und 'or the purpose hereinhet'ore Set orth.

Si. rhe eomhinuion, with the looking-hor s, ot' the movuhie piece nl. provided with notches s", und eonntucted to ymid bur in sueh inunner thut it will slide outnurdl'v to more irmiy look the bur s when un upu'urd pressure is upplied tothe hitter. suhstuntiuily u hereinheiore Seb i'orth.

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